Weather

Cloud seeding gaining traction amid Rocky Mountain drought

April 21, 2023 4:29pm EDT

A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought. Cloud seeding involves using planes and ground-based equipment to put silver iodide into clouds when weather conditions are right.

Rare desert waterfalls still flowing a month after record snowfall awakened them

April 21, 2023 11:33am EDT

It's only the fourth time in 15 years the water has been strong enough to create the falls.

Michelin recalling nearly 550K truck tires that don't have enough traction in snowy conditions

April 20, 2023 5:01pm EDT

The recall covers certain Agilis CrossClimate C-Metric tires that Michelin says don’t meet U.S. snow tire safety standards.

Wreckage of 2 boats that sank during terrible storm 100 years ago discovered in Lake Superior

April 20, 2023 11:34am EDT

The boats encountered a storm with howling winds, snow squalls and punishing waves. Both vessels and the 28 people on board were lost to the dark waters of Lake Superior for more than a century.

Record tornadoes reported this year, scientists say tornado alley seems to be expanding

April 20, 2023 10:39am EDT

It has been an unusually busy and early start to severe weather season and we've already seen record tornadoes being reported.

Lyrid meteor shower: When it peaks and how to watch it

April 18, 2023 12:40pm EDT

NASA says the Lyrids are one of the oldest known meteor showers